Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none.

Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

I have found David, my servant. I have anointed him with my holy oil,

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.

The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar: